My light rifle is a 16-1/2" bbl Ruger M77 Compact in .260 Remington. Scope is a Burris fixed power 4x20 Short Mag. Rifle weighs in at around 5-3/4 lbs without scope, which adds about 8 oz. I developed a hunting load using Varget powder and 120 grain Nosler Ballastic Tips. Real whitetail hammer. Short rifle works well inside a blind and in the close timber surrounding me.
